Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,628 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Yalonda Sinde (1963- )
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Lauren Underwood (1986- )
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The Hamburg Massacre (1876)
Godfrey Cambridge
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Godfrey Cambridge (1933-1976)

Explore Global African History

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Soweto, South Africa (1904- )
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Yaoundé, Cameroon (1888- )
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Yelena Khanga (1962- )
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Muammar Al-Qaddafi (1942-2011)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Slavery and Freedom on a Canadian Shore: Africa’s Children in Nova Scotia, 1750-2009
African in Golconda, India, 17th century
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Islam and the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
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Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Early 20th Century Harlem Radicalism
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Border Love on the Rio Grande: African American Men and Latinas in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (1850-1940)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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